Chapter XXXVII
MARGARET. Gracious! Wives are at a disadvantage, especially early on. You've never hunted with him, my dear. I have.
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Chapter XXXVII
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MARGARET.
Gracious!
Wives
are
at
a
disadvantage,
especially
early
on.
You've
never
hunted
with
him,
my
dear.
I
have.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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MARGARET.
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Gracious!
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Wives
are
at
a
disadvantage,
especially
early
on.
Line 4
You've
never
hunted
with
him,
my
dear.
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I
have.
/aɪ hæv/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've never hunted with him, my dear.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wives are at a disadvantage, especially early on.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wives are at a disadvantage, especially early on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wives are at a disadvantage, especially early on.
dear
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From this reading You've never hunted with him, my dear.
disadvantage
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From this reading Wives are at a disadvantage, especially early on.
early
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especially
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From this reading Wives are at a disadvantage, especially early on.
Gracious
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From this reading Gracious!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You've never hunted with him, my dear.
hunted
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From this reading You've never hunted with him, my dear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have.
MARGARET
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From this reading MARGARET.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You've never hunted with him, my dear.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've never hunted with him, my dear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wives are at a disadvantage, especially early on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You've never hunted with him, my dear.
Wives
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From this reading Wives are at a disadvantage, especially early on.
You've
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From this reading You've never hunted with him, my dear.